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EP 1 467 951 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.09.2003 (43) Date of publication: 20.10.2004 Bulletin 2004/43 (21) Application number: 03731901.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.01.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C02F 1/36 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/000760 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/062687 (31.07.2003 Gazette 2003/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 23.01.2002 US 351145 P 03.12.2002 US 308318 (71) Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc. Nashua, NH 03061 (US)	(72) Inventor: DEANGELIS, Matthew, M. Bedford, NH 03110 (US) (74) Representative: Mackett, Margaret Dawn  BAE Systems plc,Group Intellectual Property Dept.Lancaster House,P.O. Box 87,Farnborough Aerospace Centre Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU (GB)